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Cops Catch Galveston Guy with 15-Year Trove of Child Porn & Meth Stash

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Published on November 29, 2023
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A Galveston County perv has been clapped in irons after authorities uncovered a stomach-turning hoard of child smut he'd been ogling for 15 years. Arnold Harbuck, a 51-year-old League City resident, is facing multiple charges, including possession and promotion of child pornography, along with a pinch for possession of methamphetamine, officials reported.

Inside an apartment on Constellation Boulevard, Harbuck and his wife were thrown into the spotlight as the Houston-Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Galveston County Sheriff's office poked through their digs; they dug up a trove of explicit materials, 12.8 grams of meth, and an arsenal of five firearms, ABC13 reported.

The sheriff's office claims Harbuck admitted to watching child pornography for 15 years and said he did not "see what the big deal was," FOX26 Houston indicated.

The suspect, now at Galveston County Jail, is encompassing a slew of charges that include two counts of child porn possession for the intent to promote the sick stuff and a hit for the controlled substance found stashed away. Authorities locked up Harbuck's bond at a hard-hitting $120,000, ABC13 confirmed.